Gina Huntsinger
Marketing Director
Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
(707) 579 4452 ext. 268
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2013
The New York Times Bestselling Author
of Big Nate Books
at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
Saturday, February 9, 1:00 pm
The fifth Big Nate book, Big Nate Flips Out.
(Santa Rosa, CA) Meet, watch, and talk to Big Nate creator Lincoln Peirce at the Charles M.
Schulz Museum and Research Center as he kicks off his book tour for his latest release. Big
Nate Flips Out, in stores February 5, 2013, is the fifth book in the very popular Big Nate series.
As part of the Museum's Second Saturday Cartoonist series, Peirce will provide a presentation
and answer questions from the audience in the Museum Theatre at 1:00 pm, and be available
to sign books afterwards.
The New York Times Bestselling author and cartoonist, Lincoln Peirce.
About Lincoln Peirce
Lincoln Peirce is the creator of the comic strip Big Nate which debuted in 1991 and appears in
over 300 newspapers nationwide. Peirce turned the comic strip into a chapter book series with
the release of Big Nate: In a Class by Himself in 2010. The books have since sold over 4 million
copies and have spent over a year on The New York Times bestseller list.
At the age of seven, Peirce and his family moved to Hawaii for six months into a home that was
filled with Peanuts compilations. It was then that he fell in love with comics, most notably
Peanuts. He replicated Peanuts comics for a couple of years, and in fourth grade starting
drawing his own original characters.
Schulz Museum's Second Saturday Cartoonist Program
The Second Saturday Cartoonist series is a program provided by the Museum. Every second
Saturday of the month, a cartoonist, ranging from amateur to accomplished, discusses and
demonstrates cartooning for Museum visitors and budding cartoonists.
IMAGES
If you would like any of the images from this press release to print in a publication, contact Gina
Huntsinger at [email protected] or (707) 284-1268.
ABOUT THE CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER
The Charles M. Schulz Museum opened in August 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving,
displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz. The museum carries out this mission
through changing exhibitions and programming that: build an understanding of cartoonists and
cartoon art; illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate the stories,
inspirations and influences of Charles Schulz; and celebrate the life of Charles Schulz and the
Peanuts characters.
LOCATION
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is located 50 minutes north of San Francisco by car on
Highway 101. The Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California, 95403.
HOURS
Weekdays Monday thru Friday (except Tuesdays*) 11am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
Closed Tuesdays*
*Open every day throughout the summer (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
ADMISSION FEES
Free – Museum Members, Children 3 and under
$5.00 – Children 4-18, college students with valid I.D. card, and Seniors 62+
$10.00 – Adults
For more information consult the Museum web site: www.SchulzMuseum.org.
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